Necktie holder



May 9, 1939. J. J. NUGENT A NECKTIE HOLDER Filed Aug. 19, 1938 ffaep (ffl/agent ATTO RN EYS Patented May 9, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application August 19,

3 Claims.

This invention relates to neck tie holders and has for an object to provide a device of this character Which will hold the knot of a four-in-hand tie in shape and prevent loosening of the knot so that the tie will remain snugly attached to the collar at all times without attention.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which will be formed of a few strong simple and durable parts, which will be inexpensive to manufacture, and which will not easily get out of order.

With the above and oth-er objects in view the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood that various modifications may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit or sacricing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a neck tie equipped with a tie holder constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a rear elevation of the neck tie partly tied and showing the slit tongue and prong of the holder engaged with a cross over portion of the knot tc crimp said portion and prevent loosening of the knot.

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the neck tie holder.

Figure 4 is a rear elevation of the neck tie holder.

35 Figure 5 is a det-ail cross sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 4 showing the eccentric clamp.

Figure 6 is a detail cross sectional view taken on the line 6 6 of Figure 4 showing the tongue for crimping the cross over portion of the tie.

Figure 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of the neck tie holder taken on the line 'l-'l of Figure 4.

Figure 8 is a rear elevation of a modified form of the invention showing a hinged spring clamp.

Figure 9 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 9 9 of Figure 8 with the clamp shown dotted in crossed position.

Referring now to the drawing in which like characters of reference designate similar parts in the various views, I designates a neck tie of the four-in-hand type having a knot I I which as is customary is manually tied after the neck tie is applied to the shirt collar. In all knots a portion I2 thereof crosses inside of the knot from 1938, Serial N0. 225,821

one side to the other and may be called a cross over portion.

In carrying out the invention a neck tie holder I3 is provided formed of sheet metal and comprising a comparatively wide lower portion I4, best shown in Figures 3 and 4, which has its ends bent inwardly to provide flanges I for the reception of the end I6 of the tie, which is next adjacent the shirt when the neck tie is applied to the collar, as best shown in Figure 2. The anges are located at the rear side of the holder and are fully open at the upper and lower ends to permit the portion I6 to be slipped longitudinally of the holder between the anges.

A cam clasp I'I is pivotally mounted on a transverse pivot pin I8 journaled at the ends in hinge ears I9 as best shown in Figures 4 and 7. The cam is provided with a depending hook 20, to facilitate opening and closing of the cam clasp and also to suspend an ornament therefrom if desired.

The upper portion of the clamp is extended to provide a tongue 2| which is provided with an elongated slit 22 having the upper end portion 23 reversed upon the body of the slit to provide a prong 24 which is offset from the tongue so that when the cross over portion I2 of the neck tie is passed over ,the tongue underneath the prong, as best shown in Figure 2, the cross over portion will be crimped so that it cannot shift in either direction and thus the knot is permanently held in shape and the neck tie cannot become loosened from the shirt collar.

In applying the device the inner end I6 of the neck tie is slipped between the side flanges I5 of the tie holder and the tie holder slid upwardly until the tongue 2l engages underneath the cross over portion I2 of the neck tie with the prong 24 eng-aged on the opposite side of the cross over portion in which position of the parts a4 transverse crimp will be formed in the cross over portion and also the lower edge of the cross over portion will be deformed upwardly as shown at 25 in Figure 2 so that the lower edge of the cross over portion is tightly gripped between the tongue and the prong and this deforming of the cross over portion coacts with the crimp in positively preventing any slipping of the cross over portion relatively to the tongue 23 and prong 24.

When the device has been applied as described the cam clasp I'I is rocked to closed position to bind the lower inner end portion I6 of the tie tightly against the Wide body I4 of the clamp between the side flanges I5 thereof.

A hook 26 is secured to the rear side of the body of the clamp for securing an ornamental chain 21 which carries a tie clasp 28 of conventional character for binding together the front end portion 29 and the rear end portion I6 of the tie below the knot as best shown in Figure 1.

The tie clasp may be equipped with chains 30 at the ends which are trained over the front portion of the tie and are equipped with an ornament 3 I.

A modied form of the invention is shown in Figures 8 and 9 in which the body 32 of the clamp is comparatively wide and is provided with a tongue 33 having a longitudinal slot 34 provided with a reversely extended portion 35 which forms a prong 36 for coacting with thetongue as above described. The prong is offset from the tongue by pressing out the material thereof as shown by full lines at 31. The body 32 of the holder is provided on one side with hinge ears 38 through which a vertically disposed pivot pin 39 is passed to hingedly secure a clamp 4D to the holder.4 The free end of the clamp is provided with a reversely bent spring hook 4I which springs over an arcuate flange 42 formed on the body 32, as shown by dotted lines in Figure 9 to hold the clamp closed. A plurality of lugs 43 is stamped from the clasp 4G to indent the rear end portion of the neck tie and prevent any tendency of the holder becoming dislodged from the neck tie.

From the above description it is thought that the construction and operation of the invention will be fully understood without further explanation.

What is claimed is:

1. A neck tie holder comprising a comparatively wide body provided at the ends with inturned anges for the reception of the end of a neck tie which is next adjacent the shirt when the neck tie is applied to the collar, said anges being located at the rear side of the holder and fully open at the upper and lower ends to permit said portion of the neck tie to be slipped longitudinally of the holder between the flanges, means carried by the anges for clamping said portion of the neck tie to the holder, the upper portion of the holder being extended to provide a tongue having an elongated slit, the upper portion of which slit is reversed upon the body of the tongue to provide a prong, said prong being offset from the plane of the tongue, said prong and tongue being adapted to straddle a cross over portion of the neck tie when the knot is tied and crimp and deform said portion so that said portion cannot shift in either direction.

2. A neck tie holder comprising a comparatively Wide lower portion having its end bent inwardly to provide anges Which are open at the top and at the bottom to receive an end portion of a neck tie, a cam clasp pivotally mounted to rotate on a transverse pivot at the upper end of said anges and bind said neck tie against said lower portion of the holder, the upper portion of the holder being extended to provide a tongue having an elongated slit reversed upon itself to provide a prong, the prong being offset from the tongue, the prong and tongue being adapted to be placed astride a cross over portion of a neck tie to crimp and deform the cross over portion and prevent shifting of the cross over portion in either direction so that the neck tie knot is permanently held in shape and cannot become loosened from the shirt collar.

3. A neck tie holder comprising a comparatively wide lower portion having its ends bent inwardly to provide flanges which are open at the top and at the bottom to receive an end portion of a neck tie, a clasp hinged to one of said flanges and having a curved free end adapted to spring over the other of said anges, said clasp having a projection on the inner face adapted to indent the end portion of the neck tie and prevent any tendency of the holder becoming dislodged from the neck tie, the upper portion of the holder being extended to provide a tongue having an elongated slit reversed upon itself to provide a prong, the prong being offset from the tongue, the prong and tongue being adapted to be placed astride a cross over portion of a neck tie to crimp and deform the cross over portion and prevent shifting of the cross over portion in either direction so that the neck tie knot is permanently held in shape and cannot become loosened from the shirt collar.

JOSEPH J. NUGENT. 

